Best places: Monuments in Torino, Italy

Compact Baroque chapel constructed to contain the Shroud of Turin, said to show the face of Jesus.

👍👍 A spacious summer salon, a grand sheltered space flanked by impressive Baroque buildings, a pedestrianized zone whose surrounding porticoes house belle-epoque cafes, traditional chocolateries and Turin’s most prestigious shops. This is Piazza San Carlo condensed, a perfect peg punctuating the stylis...

Imposing Roman-era city gate, featuring soaring towers, chariot entrances & arched walkways.

👍👍 Monument located behind the Basilica of Superga. Monument dedicated to the Grande Torino football team where he died in the tragedy of the plane crash that occurred on May 4, 1949. Here in this place you can find the plaque, photos of the entire team and various information tables where they tell a...

City square designed by Giuseppe Bollati with a statue & fountain made from Frejus Tunnel rocks.

👍 The statue of Amedeo VI of Savoy (1334-1383), called the Conte Verde, was executed in 1847 by Pelagio Palagi (1775-1860). The monument, which depicts the count during the victorious battle against the Turks, was solemnly inaugurated in 1853 in Piazza Palazzo di Città.

🫤 If it weren't for Michele who lives nearby, I'd put a star. Overrated, of little historical value, appreciated only for the newsstand reminiscent of that of the metro station in paris and the sinuous shapes reminiscent of the sexual sphere ... I would gladly make a petition for the demolition

😐 Agli inizi degli anni venti, nessuno dei monumenti presenti a Torino commemorava in particolare la memoria dei carabinieri, specialmente quelli caduti nell'appena terminata guerra. Maria Letizia Bonaparte, vedova di Amedeo d'Aosta, chiese alla presidenza dell'"Istituto nazionale per le biblioteche d...